A moment's notice : portraits of American jazz musicians
By Carol Friedman.
Text by Gary Giddins
Books | TheMusicSack | People |
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1983 |
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  Baker, Chet [Chesney Henry] (b. 1929 d. 1988) |   trumpet, trumpeter |
  Basie, [William] (b. 1904 d. 1984) |   bandleader, composer |
  Bennett, Tony (b. 1926 a. 1951) |   singer, vocals |
  Blackwell, Ed [Edward Joseph] (b. 1929) |   drummer |
  Blake, Eubie [James Hubert] (b. 1883 d. 1983) |   cast, composer |
  Blakey, Art (b. 1919 d. 1990) |   drummer, drums |
  Bolden, Walter Lee (b. 1925) |   jazz singer |
  Brackeen, JoAnne (b. 1938) |   piano, composer |
  Brookmeyer, Bob [Robert] (b. 1929) |   valve trombone, piano |
  Carter, Betty (b. 1930) |   singer, vocals |
  Carter, Ron [Ronald Levin] (b. 1937) |   bass (instrument), bass |
  Cherry, Don [Donald Eugene].) (b. 1936 a. 1950) |   trumpeter, bandleader |
  Coleman, George (b. 1935) |   alto sax, tenor sax |
  Coleman, Ornette (b. 1930) |   alto saxophone, drums |
  Dickenson, Vic [Victor] (b. 1906 d. 1984) |   trombone, vocals |
  Eldridge, Roy [David Roy] (b. 1911 d. 1989) |   tromba, trumpet |
  Evans, Gil (b. 1912 d. 1988) |   arranger, piano |
  Faddis, Jon [Jonathon] (b. 1953) |   cornet, trumpet |
  Flanagan, Tommy Lee (b. 1930) |   piano, pianoforte |
  Fournier, Vernel (Anthony) (b. 1928) |   bass (instrument), drummer |
  Garland, Red [William M.] (b. 1923 d. 1984) |   jazz piano, piano |
  Getz, Stan [Stanley] (b. 1927 d. 1991) |   tenor saxophone, leader |
  Gillespie, Dizzy [John Birks] (b. 1917) |   tromba, trumpet |
  Gordon, Dexter (Keith) (b. 1923 d. 1990) |   tenor saxophone |
  Griffin, Johnny (b. 1928) |   alto saxophone, guitar |
  Haden, Charlie [Charles Edward] (b. 1937) |   string bass |
  Hakim, Sadik (b. 1921 d. 1983) |   piano |
  Hall, Jim [James Stanley] (b. 1930) |   jazz guitar |
  Hampton, Lionel (b. 1913) |   drums, musicista |
  Hancock, Herbie [Herbert Jeffrey] (b. 1940) |   piano, arranger |
  Hanna, Roland (b. 1932) |   piano, electric piano |
  Harris, Barry (Doyle) (b. 1929) |   piano |
  Hartman, Johnny [John Maurice] (b. 1923 d. 1983) |   jazz singer, vocals |
  Heath, Jimmy [James Edward] (b. 1926) |   alto sax, sax |
  Heath, Percy (b. 1923) |   bass (instrument), bass |
  Higgins, Billy (b. 1936) |   cast, director |
  Hines, Fatha [Earl Kenneth] (b. 1903 d. 1983) |   piano, bandleader |
  Hubbard, Freddie [Frederick Dewayne] (b. 1938) |   trumpet, flugel horn |
  Jackson, Milt [Milton] (b. 1923) |   vibraphone |
  Jones, Elvin (Ray) (b. 1927) |   drummer, drums |
  Jones, Hank (b. 1918) |   piano |
  Jones, Harold (J.) (b. 1940) |   drummer |
  Jones, Quincy (Delight) (b. 1933) |   arranger, composer |
  Jones, Thad (b. 1923 d. 1986) |   cornet, trumpet |
  Kirk, Roland (b. 1936 d. 1977) |   sax, tenor sax |
  Konitz, Lee (b. 1927) |   alto sax, soprano sax |
  Lewis, Mel (b. 1929 d. 1990) |   drums, jazz drummer |
  McPartland, Marian (b. 1920) |   piano, composer |
  McShann, Hootie [Jay] (b. 1909 a. 1941-1943) |   piano, singer |
  Mingus, Charles (b. 1922 d. 1979) |   bass (instrument), bass |
  Mitchell, Red [Keith Moore] (b. 1927) |   bass (instrument), bass |
  Mulligan, Gerry [Gerald Joseph] (b. 1927) |   arranger, baritone sax |
  Oliver, Sy [Melvin James] (b. 1910 d. 1988) |   arranger, trumpeter |
  Pass, Joe (b. 1929) |   guitar, jazz guitar |
  Pepper, Art [Arthur Edward] (b. 1925 d. 1982) |   alto saxophone |
  Rodney, Red (b. 1927) |   bebop trumpeter, trumpet |
  Rowles, Jimmie (b. 1918) |   piano, vocals |
  Ruiz, Hilton (b. 1952) |   piano, composer |
  Shaw, Woody [Herman] (b. 1944 d. 1989) |   trumpet, flugel horn |
  Shearing, George (Albert) (b. 1919) |   piano, piano-accordeon |
  Shepp, Archie (Vernon) (b. 1937) |   sax, tenor sax |
  Shorter, Wayne (b. 1933) |   tenor sax, soprano sax |
  Simpkins, Andy [Andrew] (b. 1932) |   double bass |
  Sims, Zoot (b. 1925 d. 1985) |   soprano sax, tenor sax |
  Sullivan, Ira Brevard (b. 1931) |   trumpet, trumpeter |
  Tate, Grady (b. 1932) |   director, drummer |
  Taylor, Cecil (Percival) (b. 1933) |   piano, composer |
  Terry, Clark [Mumbles] (b. 1920) |   trumpet, trumpeter |
  Vaughan, Sarah (Lois) [Sassy] (b. 1924 d. 1990) |   interprete, singer |
  Walton, Cedar [Anthony, Jr.] (b. 1934) |   piano |
  Weston, Randy [Randolph E.] (b. 1926) |   piano, composer |
  Williams, Buster [Charles Anthony, Jr.] (b. 1942) |   double bass |
  Williams, Joe (b. 1918) |   banjo, bass (instrument) |
  Young, Snooky (b. 1919) |   trumpet |